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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Red Pepper Hummus - Pink Saturday

Sunrise on the Mediterranean Sea

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is football season. I live in a sports crazed town where season passes are so difficult to come by that we've seen them passed from one generation to the next in wills. Needless to say, there's lots of tailgating here. As it happens, I'm not a rabid sports fan so I like to keep things as simple as I can. This red pepper hummus is about as simple as it gets. When served with pita chips and raw vegetables, it's great for a party that has a Mediterranean theme. I had hoped my hummus would have a lovely glow for Pink Saturday. Unfortunately, a darker than usual tahini produced a hummus colored more orange than pink. Panic, of course, set in. Fortunately, I was able to find a photo of a Mediterranean sunrise that worked with both the pink and the Mediterranean theme. I hope you'll try the hummus. The recipe defines simplicity and can be made in minutes. The roasted peppers give the hummus a unique flavor that sets it apart from most others. This recipe appeared more than a decade ago in Bon Appetit magazine. Enjoy!

Directions:With processor running, drop garlic through feed tube and mince. Scrape down sides of work bowl. Add chick-peas, tahini and lemon juice; process until mixture is smooth. Add roasted peppers; process until peppers are finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. I used 1-1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Transfer hummus to small bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)Yield: 2 cups.

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As a grandmother with all , blessedly and thankfully, GRANDSONS, you gotta take the pink where you find it, don't you? The hummus goes very well with the pink infused sunrise, and a tasty hummus it looks to be.

Our son-in-law and my husband love hummus, so will use this recipe at next spots' day get together.

Hummus is so easy, and I have all the stuff here- so why don't I make it more often? I love the addition of the red pepper. I'm going to put it onto the list for next week- would make a good school snack! Have a great weekend.

i love sky pictures, very nice. Hummus is one of my favorite dips of all times. It's so versatile too, you can add just about anything with flavor like garlic, sauteed onions, mushroom, tomatoes...ummm. Your recipe is so easy too. Thanks for sharing, this looks delicious and healthy.

Good morning, dear one...this looks so so good. It is just before 10 in the morning and the roasted red peppers STILL sound delicious. I must try this. Now, about the paste...is that in the stores or do I need to make that? Never have heard of it before. My cooking is so plain and simple that there's many cooking ingredients and spices I've not used before. In 71 years, you would think I had tried them all!! :O)Thanks so much for coming by.xo bj

I may have found a new love -- and it's called your blog! The recipe looks fabulous, as do the others below. And the photo is beautiful. The peanut butter tip in your comments is a good one, too -- though I can generally find tahini!

I love hummus but have never made it. My sister and her husband have a recipe they make all the time that is delicious. The sunset picture was beautiful, can you imagine having a view like that! Happy Pink Saturday and have a wonderful weekend.

All power to you for actually making this. I adore red hummus - usually buy it at Marks&Spencer (sorry) and they do a good pitta bread as well: very authentic. DH loved the balsamic onion thingie, by the way, and said to be sure I let you know. So thank you!

BEAUTIFUL pink sunrise on the Mediterranean! I'm not much of a sports fan (other than tennis) but I do enjoy hummus and simple is good. I may give this one a try. Thanks so much for visiting mine earlier today and Happy Pink Saturday to you and yours ;--)Hugs and blessings,

Love that photo of the sunrise. Thanks for sharing and thanks for stopping by to visit. I've been in my garden all day and just now getting around to some time to visit my friends in Blogville. Hope you are having a great weekend. ~ Sarah

Happy Pink Saturday Mary!I love this post. I am telling you I think I want you to adopt me, as I love to come over and see what you are cooking. If you were my Moma I would be home tast testing every day. You are a wonderful cook, and the nicest thing of all is that you are already working with the grandkids in teaching them, and passing on these wonderful foods. I love it sweetie. Thanks for sharing. Please stop by and let me share my pink post with you. I would love to show you what I did with the horrible black cast boot. Country hugs, Sherry

Mary,First time visitor to your blog and I'll definitely be returning. Went through many pages of your posts and just love what I see. I especially enjoyed the line from the chocolate pie, "the better the poison, the better the pie."

I love hummus! I have to try this recipe. Usually we just make it with chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, cumin (lots), salt and pepper. It turns out great, but the color is sort of yucky... Now this bright orange color was just beautiful!

This recipe may be a decade old, but it's a keeper! Love this classic flavor combination of red peppers with tahini + garbanzo beans for the perfect hummus and a great game day dip paired with some sesame tortilla chips.

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